Valladolid vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-29 20:00.
[p]After gaining promotion from Spainâs second tier last season, Real Valladolid supporters will have spent their summer excited about seeing their side back in La Liga action, but so far itâs turned into a nightmare. Despite playing extra matches compared to teams directly above them in the standings, the hosts sit rock-bottom of the division after picking up just nine points through their opening 14 games (W2, D3, L9) with the threat of immediate relegation growing week on week. [/p]
[p]With the majority of their points so far coming on home soil (6), Valladolid will welcome a return to Estadio JosĂ© Zorrilla where theyâve conceded just seven goals in seven matches compared to their 20 in as many matches on the road. Goalscoring remains a problem at this venue though, with the White and Violets netting just five times in that span of home matches and if that lack of ruthlessness continues, they could record a seven-match home winless La Liga streak in the same season for the first time since April 2010. [/p]
[p]A glance at their recent H2H form against AtlĂ©tico Madrid highlights that as a distinct possibility, as Diego Simeoneâs side arrive here having won 13 of their last 14 La Liga matches against Valladolid (D1). That includes a return of six wins from seven away H2Hs during which the visitors have netted 2.7 goals on average, a return which will have the away faithful expecting more here.[/p]
[p]AtlĂ©ticoâs morale will have been further boosted in midweek as they routinely beat Sparta Prague 6-0 on the road in the UEFA Champions League, their biggest ever away victory in major European competition. Now theyâll hope to bring that impressive goalscoring form to their domestic league as they look to win their fourth away match of the season (W3, D3, L1) – each of the prior three victories came via a slender 1-0 scoreline. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Four of RaĂșl Moroâs last five goals for Valladolid have opened the scoring, though he could be upstaged by AtlĂ©ticoâs Antonie Griezmann here, who has struck nine goals across 11 H2Hs, including three braces in away league matches during that time. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: AtlĂ©tico have averaged conceding 3.36 corners per La Liga match this season – the second-lowest tally in the division. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]